Mathematical Poop and the Three-Year-Old
My son has had problems with constipation. Yes, that's probably more than you want to know, but it seems to be a common problem at this age. He's a picky eater, which I'm sure contributes. We've been working hard to fix it so that pooping, well, doesn't hurt, since the problem is just wrecking our potty training efforts.
This week, his doctor gave him a prescription to help with this issue, plus we've increased his veggie/fiber intake for the moment (he's decided that he likes red peppers). Today everything came together and things started to work. Well. Very well. So well that dinner was interrupted with three trips to the potty to poop.
He wasn't really eating with us anyway, since he's often not hungry enough at dinner time. He suddenly got up from the table and said, "Well, I've got to go pee and poop!" Ask he got to the bathroom door he shouted, "Excuse me!" and shut it behind him. We heard lots of grunting and then, "You gotta be kidding me! Mama! I go poo-poo!"
Daddy did the first two clean up sessions, but the third was up to me. I apparently delayed a little too much after the "You gotta be kidding me!" because when I arrived he was wiping himself. At just-turned-three, he does not have good wiping skills. It became apparent that bath time needed to be moved up a bit to deal with the after effects of this incident (and some bathroom clean up was also in order).
My son delightedly pointed to the poop in his little potty. "Look Mama! I poop a six!" Sure enough, the poop was arranged in a backwards six. He laughed. "I poop a six! Daddy, you gotta see this! Come here! I poop a six!"
It is never dull here. Even during a boring fish and vegetables dinner.
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ROFLMAO!!!
I have been there. My son has encopresis (although it's completly under control). From birth to about 4 years old, he would not go poop. Ever. About once a month, he would have the most violent BM, which left him screaming, crying, and shaking. And I could leave you with an awful example, but I won't. Just suffice to say that it was very painful and because it was so painful, he never wanted to go.
Because of the job we were at, we had access to some world-class doctors. It was the worst job I've ever had, but speaking with those two experts, one of whom had a child with it, and the other who was more or less the world's leading expert on the subject, really made all the nonsense worth it. Your son isn't anywhere near this stage, so I won't tell you the steps we had to take. They wouldn't be appropriate in the situation.
We finally got it all straightened out, but it led to a lot of "pickles," accidents, and mealtime running to the bathroom. This is something he could be dealing with for the rest of his life, and although things are great now, I still worry about him.
Good luck to the both of you.
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I've never heard of
I've never heard of encopresis, I'll have to look it up (but I can guess considering the conversation we're having).
Today the boy pooped a backwards four. That's talent!
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Yeah, it's basically what
Yeah, it's basically what I've described. Some websites will tell you that it's a fear of going poop. That's not entirely accurate. That could be one reason they stop, but it's only one aspect of it.
Wow. That is seriously talented. I have one small favor to ask you though. Please don't let him become a math teacher. It could be disastrous. ;)
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Hahahahaha!
Very funny.
Good thing you don't mention your true identity in this blog. Otherwise your son would be mortified :)
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Heh. ALLLLLLLLLLLL of our
Heh. ALLLLLLLLLLLL of our children would need lots of therapy I think. Can you imagine your son? "MOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!!! You blogged about me pooping backwards numbers?!?!?!?!?!" HeeHee!!
I view it as my right as a mother to embarrass them at any given time. I am allowed to sing in front of their friends, tell their future spouse that they were breastfed, and bring an air horn to their graduation. I am expecting to be put into a very bad retirement home. ROFL!
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Right now he's too young.
If he could understand the concept of me blogging about the poop he'd be proud of it. But I'm planning on printing these out for the baby book (since I never write in it) and so later it'll will be worth its weight in embarassment gold :)
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numerical poop!
lololololol!!!!!!! that is hilarious! and wait till he gets to the double digits! :-P
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Oh goodness...
More to clean up...
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ROFL!!
Too funny!
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